Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — China

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in China in 2023 — 3.39%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.42 pp.

2023 3.39% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 88of 192
Period maximum 3.39%2023
Period minimum 0.96%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — China, 2000–2023012342000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.98%2001: 0.96%2002: 1.1%2003: 1.24%2004: 1.28%2005: 1.35%2006: 1.37%2007: 1.41%2008: 1.71%2009: 2.11%2010: 2.16%2011: 2.29%2012: 2.5%2013: 2.65%2014: 2.74%2015: 2.92%2016: 2.84%2017: 2.82%2018: 2.86%2019: 2.95%2020: 3.01%2021: 2.84%2022: 3.39%2023: 3.39%
Change over the period: +2.42 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 3.39%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.39 +0 pp
2022 3.39 +0.55 pp
2021 2.84 −0.17 pp
2020 3.01 +0.06 pp
2019 2.95 +0.09 pp
2018 2.86 +0.04 pp
2017 2.82 −0.02 pp
2016 2.84 −0.08 pp
2015 2.92 +0.18 pp
2014 2.74 +0.1 pp
2013 2.65 +0.14 pp
2012 2.5 +0.21 pp
2011 2.29 +0.13 pp
2010 2.16 +0.05 pp
2009 2.11 +0.4 pp
2008 1.71 +0.3 pp
2007 1.41 +0.05 pp
2006 1.37 +0.02 pp
2005 1.35 +0.07 pp
2004 1.28 +0.04 pp
2003 1.24 +0.14 pp
2002 1.1 +0.14 pp
2001 0.96 −0.02 pp
2000 0.98

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.